The Dillon tribune., 1887-07-29
BY AN OLD MONT.S!t..

ton OF the Golden State, the present ia''d
of booms, present you little sketch
which though quite unromantic, | shall en-.
dcavur to make truthful,
California is, in size, the second state in
the Union, with an area m1559Go square
miles, 4 strip OF land with an average
width of ,y, miles and nc:rly 500 miles in
length. can give no better idea OF its
greatness than 10 quote from late copy OF
.hc New York It'oyh.: "California IS
world within itself Will, labor aud busl'
ness enough, if properly utilized, tor the
entire population Ot the United States {;
with a capacity to feed them and gold
and silver enough to pay them; with land
well watered and tinbcrcd and soil that
produces a greater variety OF fruits and
vegetables than that 0, any similar area on
the face Of the earth; with scenery the
cqu Il Of whi:h cannot b: found elsewhere
in the world, and with a climate which tor
healthfulness is uncxcel|ed California is
truly world within itscli, and might say
paradise"
In the main this i, correct, hut we could
stand more water, or have the present sup
ply differently distributed. But 1t seems
we never can have everything to suit us
However, I have been in California but
few months and have come to consider il
the graniest State in the Union. Leaving
the State to care for itself, shall speak
only Of
SANTA BARBARA.
The county, in shape, nearly para'lclo
gram about IS by ga miles, bounded
south and west bv the Pacific ocean, north
and east BY San Louis Ohispo and Ventura
counties, respectively. The county j,
traversed east and west by series OF
mountain ranges or wrinkles, and narrow
valleys The latter very fertile, growing
cereals, vegetables and fruits wi,hon, ir'i.
gftion, although the average annual rain.
fall is les, than is inches. This may be
attributed largely to the dews and t"gs
prccip,atcd nightly during the dry season
The northern portion OF the county is
devoted mostly to stock raising, agricdl
,urc and the dairy. That portion along
the southern coast, known as the Santa
Barbara valley, about 40 miles long and :
miles wide is the garden OF the county
There are still some ranches of mode, ate
size, but much of the land is divided up in
to tracts oi !, to 20 acres, tor homes, no
for the "poor and needy" but for thu
wealthy Of every country, who desire
quiet, pleasant healthy home, and an "n
surpassed
CLIMATE.
shall no, attempt to give what score
of "surc. enough" writer's have failed t
produce, a picture Of this wonderful ci
mate, but give you few figures ,ha, &
towards making it, The average temper;
,ure, taken from u record OF thirteen year
was dl 40 with Il difference Of lso b,
tween January and July. Tho loves: ten
perature given i'll that period was 81
above zero, ~h;cl, occurs but twice in Il
table; the highest lo.o in 1877 and 100
in 1871 and T.. 10 sum up it is like II
Irishman's .lanncl shirt, "ltit's ivcr so "
and cowld, it's always dhry and warm
Another pleasant and hcalthtul feature
the humidity as compared with 9th
points, on or near the ocean. Placing :;
uraticn III 100, the yearly average moistu
in the air at Santa Barbara Us 0oI,, at ph
adelphia So, Oakland and New Orlca
S3H. y rather piausabie theory advanc
by scientists to account for our pvcul
climate is: The range Of mountains sc
to 1000 feet high and but Il few mi
north Of US, cool and moi>tcn the hot
from the interior, in the summer, and
verse the process in winter. The chain
islands, resembling Il sunken mount;
range, cs to 80 miles south Of us prof,
the coast from the cold. i
ocean breezcs. The ocean current VIII
washes the shore has an almost const
temperature of6: Q, all combining to r
duce the unique climate OF
THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA.
The city is built Oh a sloping plat
having Il grade Of about $50 tee, to
mile, covers An area Of over i square mi
mas resident population OF between s,
aud 10000, which is largely swellcd, dur
the winter months, by tourists and pl,
urc seekers. The place has All ancient
in spite OF the scores OF fine residences
business blocks being erected, attrib,
to the old Spanish adobe buildings rs
as the generous growth OF trees and Il
crs which cover everything excepting
business streets. Still, after allowing lib.
ly for the rapid growth OF vegetation the